Mardi Gras now. New Orleans forever. [View All]

[Keseys Ghost]

...When the floats go by and you look into the eyes of the masked riders, realize that there is a really good chance that the people throwing you baubles and beads lost their homes or their jobs this fall.

But they're doing Mardi Gras -- and life -- on their terms. They want to do this. Riding in a parade with the same group of folks they've been riding with for years latches on to the very thing they love most about this place.

It's a way to reclaim who we are.

Time and Mardi Gras march on. We dance to the beat of a different drummer, as always. We celebrate ourselves.

Mardi Gras now. New Orleans forever.



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